§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to questions refs 54013 and 54019, what happened to those asylum seekers from Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Romania from 1997 to 2001 who were not granted asylum, granted extended leave to remain, or had their application refused. [56447]
§ Angela EagleIt is not possible to determine how many persons, refused asylum from 1997 to 2001, have subsequently appealed and/or been removed, and/or left the country voluntarily. This information, where available, could be obtained only by examination of individual case files at disproportionate costs.
The available information is given in the tables. Appeals and removals do not necessarily relate to decisions made in 1997 to 2001.
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Asylum appeals and removals in the United Kingdom, for nationals of Romania1,2 Principal applicants Appeals sent to the IAA Total appeals determined Allowed Appeal outcomes Dismissed Withdrawn Removals3 1997 340 540 5 490 45 305 1998 470 665 5 620 45 335 1999 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 20004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 20014,5,6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 235 n/a = not available 1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5. 2 Removals do not necessarily relate to appeals dismissed in the same period. 3 Includes persons departing 'voluntarily' after enforcement action had been initiated against them, and may include some persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes run by the International Organisation for Migration. 4 Provisional figures, subject to change. 5 April to September. 6 Removals figures for April to September are estimated. Information on asylum appeals and removals is published quarterly. The next publication will cover the period up to March 2002, and will be available from 30 May 2002 on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration 1.html.